Surgical support for injured arms.



G. H. HOUGHTON. SURGICAL SUPPORT FOR INJURED ARMS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1911.

1,100,483, Patented June 16, 1914.

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GEORGE H. I-IOUGHTON, 0F ALBANY, NEW YORK.

SURGICAL SUPPORT FOR INJURED ARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed March 24, 1911. Serial No. 616,560.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. HOUGH- TON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at No. 61 Eagle street, in the city of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Surgical Supports for Injured Arms, of Which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to surgical supports for injured arms, and the object of my invention is to provide a means for supporting and holding in proper position a fractured forearm or wrist, with a means for adjusting the same; together with such other elements and combinations as are hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed. I accomplish these objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan. Fig. 2 a side elevation. Fig. 3 an inverted plan view.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My arm support is preferably composed of two like portions, A, B, arranged side by side, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and held together along the adjoining edges, a, b, of the two like portions, A, B, by means of the right and left screws, D, E, engaging with suitable ears, cl, 6, as shown in Fig. 3. By the operation of the screws, D, E, the parts may be drawn toward or separated from each other, depending upon the direction of the rotation of said screws. About midway between the screws, D, E, I preferably place the set screw, F, mounted in the ear, f, on one of the like portions, B, the end of the screw, F, engaging with the block, G, 1n the opposite portion, A, of the support. By means of this set screw F any looseness that may exist between the parts or members A and B, may be taken up and the two parts held rigidly in adjusted position. Each of the portions, A, B, is raised and flared slightly outwardly, or dished, along a lme parallel with its longitudinal axis so that the edge, H, of the portion, A, is raised above and over the main portion of the part, A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In like manner the edge, J, of the portion, B, is raised so that when placed in position the outer edges, H, J, of the support are raised above the main body thereof, forming a trough into which the forearm and wrist of the patient may be placed, the sides of the trough engaging the sides of the arm. One end of each portion, A, B, is depressed or bent downward, as at L, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 particularly, forming a rest for the calm of the hand and a portion of the fingers, the ends of the fingers preferably hooking over the ends, M, M, of the portions, A, B. The curvature of the depressed portion, L, is of a width and shape to 0011- form to the hand in its natural position when hand, wrist and forearm are laid in the support, the hand placed palm downward into the depressed portion, L. The support is narrower at the wrist supporting part to conform to the narrower space necessary to hold the wrist. The sides, H, J, engage the sides of the wrist and arm and hand and hold them ositively in position. The knobs or pins, 1 ,near one end of the support are to engage with the plaster, not shown, used to hold the arm in place in the support.

Mysupport is preferably constructed of some light metal, such as aluminum, although I do not limit myself to the material which may be used.

The support is constructed preferably from a mold in plaster of the forearm, wrist and hand laid into plaster, making an pnatomical specimen exact in every particu- It is understood that the support is secured to the arm by suitable bandages, plaster or in any suitable manner.

I have illustrated and described my invention as composed of two portions adjustably secured together, but I do not wish to limit myself to this construction, since I may make the support of one piece and adjust the size to the arm to be fitted, using, where it may be properly done, a packing along the side between the arm and the sides of the support.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A splint for fractured limbs consisting of a trough-like structure divided longitudinally into two sections, means for connecting said sections whereby they may be adjusted toward and from each other, and means for holding the parts rigidly in adjusted position whereby the limb may be clamped with a constant unyielding lateral pressure.

2. A splint for fractured limbs consisting clamped with a constant unyielding lateral of a'trough-like structure divided longitudipressure. nally into tWo sections, means fol connect- I11 testimony whereof I have aflixed my ing said parts whereby the parts may be signature in presence of two Witnesses.

5 adjusted toward and from each other, and GEORGE H. I-IOUGHTON.

means located intermediate the connecting Vitnesses: means for holding the parts rigidly in ad- LOTTIE PRIOR, justed position whereby the limb may be BEULAH GOILE.

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